FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE

FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE, WATER LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1101110
Date first listed:: 07-Jan-1983
List Entry Name:: FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE
Statutory Address:: FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE, WATER LANE

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Date:: 2005-01-02
Reference:: IOE01/13251/34
Rights:: © Mr Anthony Sidell. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1101110
Date first listed:: 07-Jan-1983
List Entry Name:: FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE
Statutory Address 1:: FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE, WATER LANE

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: FIVE ARCHES, RAILWAY VIADUCT 200 METRES NORTH OF WATER LANE, WATER LANE

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County:: Hertfordshire
District:: Watford (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 11661 96574

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/01/2015

TQ 19 NW 4/25 5259

WATER LANE, Five Arches, Railway Viaduct 200 m north of Water Lane

II

1836-7 railway bridge carrying former London to Birmingham Railway over River Colne by R Stephenson. Brick, 5 ca 40' span arches, 45' high in centre. Brick arches with projecting courses at springing and parapet levels. Abutments with 2 shallow depressed arches each end. Widened 1857-58 and 1875, but original bridge remains on west side.

J Bourne: Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway 1839.

Listing NGR: TQ1166196574

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Legacy System number:: 158219
Legacy System:: LBS

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Bourne, J C , Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway, (1839)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.